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Xiaomi Redmi 13C vs Redmi 12C

40 out of 100
Xiaomi Redmi 13C
VS
35 out of 100
Xiaomi Redmi 12C
Xiaomi Redmi 13C
Xiaomi Redmi 12C

Here we compared two budget smartphones: the 6.74-inch Xiaomi Redmi 13C (with MediaTek Helio G85) that was released on November 10, 2023, against the Xiaomi Redmi 12C, which is powered by the same chip and came out 11 months before. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.

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  1. Differences
  2. Review
  3. Specs
  4. Benchmarks
  5. Battery life
  6. Camera
  7. Comments

Key differences

An overview of the main advantages of each smartphone
Reasons to consider the Xiaomi Redmi 13C
  • Higher display refresh rate – 90 Hz
  • Modern USB Type-C port
  • Delivers 54% higher peak brightness (613 against 399 nits)
  • Newer Bluetooth version (v5.3)
  • Has 2x more RAM: 4GB versus 2GB
  • More recent OS version: Android 15 versus 14
  • The phone is 11 months newer

Review

Evaluation of Xiaomi Redmi 13C and Redmi 12C crucial features
Display
Screen quality, color accuracy, brightness
Camera
Photo and video recording quality
Performance
CPU and memory performance (apps, system)
Gaming
Capabilities for playing modern games
Battery
Battery life, charging type and speed
Connectivity
Networks, ports, data transmission
Scores with a red asterisk (*) are approximate and may change in the future as we gather more data.
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Value for money (Beta)

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Currency
4 / 64 GB
VS
2 / 32 GB
46.4
(Average)
Value Index
58.6
(Average)

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests
Phone:
Redmi 13C
vs
Redmi 12C

Display

Type IPS LCD IPS LCD
Size 6.74 inches 6.71 inches
Resolution 720 x 1600 pixels 720 x 1650 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 20.6:9
PPI 260 ppi 268 ppi
Refresh rate 90 Hz 60 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate No No
Max rated brightness 600 nits 400 nits
HDR support No No
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass 3 Tempered glass
Screen-to-body ratio 83.7% 82.6%
Display tests
RGB color space 94.5% 96.1%
PWM Not detected Not detected
Response time 37 ms 30 ms
Contrast 1536:1 1191:1
Peak brightness test (auto)
Redmi 13C +54%
613 nits
Redmi 12C
399 nits
Sources: NotebookCheck [3], [4]

Design and build

Height 168 mm (6.61 inches) 168.76 mm (6.64 inches)
Width 78 mm (3.07 inches) 76.41 mm (3.01 inches)
Thickness 8.09 mm (0.32 inches) 8.77 mm (0.35 inches)
Weight 192 g (6.77 oz) 192 g (6.77 oz)
Waterproof No No
Rear material Plastic Plastic
Frame material Plastic Plastic
Colors White, Black, Blue, Green Black, Blue, Green, Purple
Fingerprint scanner Yes, in-button Yes, rear
Screen-to-body ratio
Redmi 13C +1%
83.7%
Redmi 12C
82.6%

Performance

Chipset specifications of Xiaomi Redmi 13C and Xiaomi Redmi 12C
SoC
Chipset MediaTek Helio G85 MediaTek Helio G85
Max clock 2000 MHz 2000 MHz
CPU cores 8 (2 + 6) 8 (2 + 6)
Architecture - 6 cores at 1.8 GHz: Cortex-A55
- 2 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A75		 - 6 cores at 1.8 GHz: Cortex-A55
- 2 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A75
Manufacturing TSMC TSMC
Lithography process 12 nanometers 12 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU) Yes Yes
GPU
Graphics Mali-G52 MC2 Mali-G52 MC2
GPU shading units 48 48
GPU clock 1000 MHz 1000 MHz
FLOPS ~96 GFLOPS ~96 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of Xiaomi Redmi 13C and Xiaomi Redmi 12C
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Redmi 13C
412
Redmi 12C +3%
426
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Redmi 13C
1134
Redmi 12C +14%
1297
Compute Score (GPU)
Redmi 13C
571
Redmi 12C +85%
1056
Compute Score (GPU) 571 1056
Single-core score 412 426
Multi-core score 1134 1297
Sources: Geekbench [3], [4]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
Redmi 13C
361045
Redmi 12C +1%
362896
CPU 141937 140129
GPU 28251 28814
Memory 97993 92602
UX 92828 101351
Total score 361045 362896
Samples [6 tests] [6 tests]
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
Stability 94% -
Graphics test 1 FPS -
Graphics score 80 -
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
Redmi 13C
158
Redmi 12C +18%
187
Stability 98% 98%
Graphics test 1 FPS 1 FPS
Graphics score 158 187
Sources: 3DMark [5], [6]
PCMark 3.0
Redmi 13C +7%
9141
Redmi 12C
8549
Web score 9117 7353
Video editing 6380 6239
Photo editing 20262 18329
Data manipulation 6222 5536
Writing score 9556 9821
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Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
Xiaomi Redmi 13C
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-08-28 (whytezz)AnTuTu 11384012
πŸ“˜ 2026-08-07 (Jasur)AnTuTu 11345264
πŸ“˜ 2026-07-14 (Lucas)AnTuTu 11391217
πŸ“˜ 2026-07-12 (hasnel)AnTuTu 11394673
πŸ“˜ 2025-12-05 (Aflika)AnTuTu 11341743
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Xiaomi Redmi 12C
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-15 (Bruno)AnTuTu 12411293
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-08 (Ramjan miah)AnTuTu 11320749
πŸ“˜ 2026-05-11 (Zero)AnTuTu 11348562
πŸ“˜ 2026-04-25 -> Alexandro_Redmi12cAnTuTu 11381175
πŸ“˜ 2026-03-29 (Dano)AnTuTu 11376190
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Memory

RAM
RAM size 4 GB 2 GB
Memory type LPDDR4X LPDDR4X
Memory clock 1800 MHz -
Channels 2 2
Storage
Storage size 64 GB 32 GB
Storage type eMMC 5.1 eMMC 5.1
Memory card MicroSD MicroSD
Memory card max size Up to 1024 GB Up to 1024 GB

Software

Operating system Android 13 (Can be upgraded to Android 15) Android 12 (Can be upgraded to Android 14)
ROM HyperOS 2.0 HyperOS 1.0
OS size 23 GB 13 GB
OS updates - 2 years
Security updates - 2 years

Battery

Capacity 5000 mAh 5000 mAh
Max charge power 18 W 10 W
Battery type Li-Po Li-Po
Replaceable No No
Wireless charging No No
Reverse charging No No
Fast charging Yes (28% in 30 min) No
Full charging time 2:09 hr 2:05 hr
Battery life tests
Web browsing 09:31 hr -
Watching video 15:08 hr -
Gaming 04:55 hr -
Standby 143 hr -
General battery life
Redmi 13C
26:21 hr
Redmi 12C
n/a
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Main camera

Matrix 50 megapixels 50 megapixels
Image resolution 8160 x 6144 8150 x 6150
Zoom Digital Digital
Flash LED LED
Stabilization Digital Digital
8K video recording No No
4K video recording No No
1080p video recording Up to 30FPS Up to 30FPS
Lenses 1) Standard: 50 MP
2) Macro: 2 MP
3) Depth: 0.08 MP
1) Standard: 50 MP
2) Depth: 0.1 MP
Camera features - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode		 - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
Standard lens
Image resolution 50 MP 50 MP
Aperture f/1.8 f/1.8
Focal length 28 mm -
Sensor Samsung S5KJN1 -
Sensor size 1/2.76" (β‰ˆ 0.36 inch) 1/2.76" (β‰ˆ 0.36 inch)
Pixel size 0.64 micron -
Autofocus Phase autofocus Phase autofocus
Stabilization Digital Digital
Macro lens
Image resolution 2 MP -
Aperture f/2.4 -
Stabilization Digital -

Selfie camera

Megapixels 8 megapixels 5 megapixels
Image resolution 3264 x 2448 2592 x 1944
Aperture f/2.0 f/2.2
Sensor CMOS CMOS
Autofocus No No
Stabilization No Digital
Video resolution 1080p (Full HD) at 30 FPS 1080p (Full HD) at 30 FPS
Depth sensor (TOF 3D) No No

Connectivity

Wi-Fi standard Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac)
Wi-Fi features - Dual Band
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display		 - Dual Band
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display
Bluetooth version 5.3 5.1
Bluetooth features LE LE
USB type USB Type-C Micro USB
USB version 2 2
USB features - Charging
- USB-Storage mode
- OTG		 - Charging
- USB-Storage mode
- OTG
GPS GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo
NFC* Yes Depends on the region
Infrared port No No
Network
Number of SIM* 2 2
Type of SIM card Nano Nano
Multi SIM mode Standby Standby
eSIM support* No No
Hybrid slot No No
LTE Cat* 7 7
5G support No No

Sound

Speakers Mono Mono
Headphone audio jack Yes Yes
FM radio Yes Yes
Dolby Atmos No No
Speakers test
Max loudness
Redmi 13C +1%
80.8 dB
Redmi 12C
79.7 dB

Other

Category Budget Budget
Announced November 2023 December 2022
Release date November 2023 January 2023
Launch price (MSRP) $140 $150
Successor - Xiaomi Redmi 15C 4G - Xiaomi Redmi 15C 4G
Sensors - Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint		 - Accelerometer
- Fingerprint
Bundled charger Not included Yes, 10 W
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.

Conclusion

After analyzing all the data, we think that the Xiaomi Redmi 13C is definitely a better buy.

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